hearer

Questions about hearer

What does hearer mean?

hearer means "someone who listens attentively".

How many syllables are in hearer?

hearer has 2 syllables: hea-rer. The stress falls on "hea". In IPA it is /ˈhiɹɚ/.

What is another word for hearer?

Close synonyms include listener, auditor, attender. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hearer a common word?

hearer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.